Has anyone upgraded their Pay TV point to HD Pay TV point and as a result been charged for 2 Pay TV points.

Hi J&C,

I can understand the need for 2 points. 1 is coax which is for the foxtel and the other is a phone point for the pay TV option. My recommendation is not to get the second connection as its not often you will use Pay TV (unless you have the top plan) if never at all and you can always book the pay TV through the internet or phone.

Can always wait until you get the foxtel and make it t3lstras problem (they usually chuck in free installation anyway..)

Hi Sorry should have been more specific. We had picked our house and put down $1000. We then went to hopetoun to have a preliminary look around and were told what everyone is told that we had to go austral. Went to austral and weren't really impressed with anything that would match our colour scheme. Went to boral and found the Black Heath which worked really well. Went to SC and said that unless we could have that brick and no exceptions, we would be building with someone else. He spoke to his manager and it was Ok'd and put in writing.

Re the bricks range....I was told at H0petoun that Lifestyle only had B0ral to pick from but prestige had both B0ral and Au5tral within its range.

Finally got all our appointments sorted so we have Tiles, Hopetoun & electricals all on same day.

The girls I've dealt with have been really nice and tried to help us sort it all out which is great. Only complaint was the 2 ph calls and 4 days to call me back from Hopetoun but apparently my consultant was away.

Now let's see if we can cull some of these upgrades!

Same happened to me with Hop3toun...I left 4 msgs over 3 days and it was only when I escalated to the BC someone called me back..Funny how my consultant was also away when I was trying to contact them....

Hi Sorry should have been more specific. We had picked our house and put down $1000. We then went to hopetoun to have a preliminary look around and were told what everyone is told that we had to go austral. Went to austral and weren't really impressed with anything that would match our colour scheme. Went to boral and found the Black Heath which worked really well. Went to SC and said that unless we could have that brick and no exceptions, we would be building with someone else. He spoke to his manager and it was Ok'd and put in writing.

Re the bricks range....I was told at H0petoun that Lifestyle only had B0ral to pick from but prestige had both B0ral and Au5tral within its range.

Are you building Prestige Alpal? My understanding is that Prestige only have access to Austral. Funny coincidence with Hopetoun....I would have thought if someone was away the person taking the message would call and let you know? I must be a little bit crazy cos imagine if things were communicated how much less annoyed we'd be

Nutta, I'm a bit confused why you felt you might be being stooged? If they agreed to the Boral and put it in your contract it's as good as done I would have thought? Glad you're getting the brick you want, it's a hard thing to choose!

We gave our deposit on 20 August - then on 25 Aug the brick categories changed! Think that there have been some changes very recently to all categories/rules for different 'products' IKYWIM. Would not surprise me if that included both bricks being available for Prestige but I didnt think so - thought Prestige was Austral.

Has anyone upgraded their Pay TV point to HD Pay TV point and as a result been charged for 2 Pay TV points.

Hi J&C,

I can understand the need for 2 points. 1 is coax which is for the foxtel and the other is a phone point for the pay TV option. My recommendation is not to get the second connection as its not often you will use Pay TV (unless you have the top plan) if never at all and you can always book the pay TV through the internet or phone.

Can always wait until you get the foxtel and make it t3lstras problem (they usually chuck in free installation anyway..)

Has anyone that has their kitchen sink under mounted and have been provided for with a Blanco Jarra mixer for the tap option thought about adding an extra tap with a filter for drinking water near the sink. We are not sure if this particular tap has an inbuilt filter.

Has anyone that has their kitchen sink under mounted and have been provided for with a Blanco Jarra mixer for the tap option thought about adding an extra tap with a filter for drinking water near the sink. We are not sure if this particular tap has an inbuilt filter.

Hi J&C,

I know they do a filter water tap for the mounted sink as I asked the same question. In the end I decided to remove it and go with a cold water point at the fridge - its roughly the same price and with the fridge you get water and ice..The filter on the seperate tap is underneath the sink cupboard...Hope this helps

Does anyone know what the price difference is between LV halogen Downlights and LED downlights?I thinking about installing LED downlights in the hallway and common areas to conserve power and reduce maintenance swapping out globes.even a ball park figure would be helpful as I know the halogens are around $115 each

Does anyone know what the price difference is between LV halogen Downlights and LED downlights?I thinking about installing LED downlights in the hallway and common areas to conserve power and reduce maintenance swapping out globes.even a ball park figure would be helpful as I know the halogens are around $115 each

Appreciate anyones feedback

Price is double per LED Downlight (so about $240ish!). Also.. where you would have had 2 downlights, you will need 3... so your costs will rise quite considerably

DOUBLE???? have just had a look on ebay and you can buy a LED kit from $30 - $60. Cant see how they can justify that cost...Might have to start with Halogens with the intention to swap over later down the track.

DOUBLE???? have just had a look on ebay and you can buy a LED kit from $30 - $60. Cant see how they can justify that cost...Might have to start with Halogens with the intention to swap over later down the track.

Appreciate the response

Cheers

If you read back in time, you will see my massive dustup with hopetoun over my electricals, we were told we had to have LED to meet 6 star (when we were only building a 5 star - signed on the last day!) we were staring at a LED bill of like 6k. It was just silly.

We have halogens after a massive debate with PD, but we got it sorted, but yes, they are not as bright, and really exy. If your building a single, then you can do it after handover for about 1/2 the cost AFAIK. On a double, you NEED to do them when you build (if you want them)

I was told $150 per downlight for led is what we had to get if we wanted them, I didn't ask whether that includes the globe or not.

Has anybody here that has had the data four pack know what enclosure they use? For some reason I haven't been able to get a straight answer about this.They started me off on a 'smart wiring basic' pack but then changed me to the four pack cos I added some more points. I want be able to add more points down the track but don't want to find out I need a whole new enclosure cos this only holds 8 points or something. I have 5 tv, 5 data and 2 phone points.

I just wanted to get some clarification on the placement of windows and the support given to these in the wooden frame. I am currently ending my framing stage and the windows have been installed into the wooden frame work. All the windows are supported on pieces of wood from the frame, rather than being hard up against the wooden frame itself. This is not just on one window but all, from quite small (toliet window) to the large window in the dining area.

My question is should I be concerned and have other people has there windows installed like this ? I am nnot sure how to load photo, hence I would show.

I just wanted to get some clarification on the placement of windows and the support given to these in the wooden frame. I am currently ending my framing stage and the windows have been installed into the wooden frame work. All the windows are supported on pieces of wood from the frame, rather than being hard up against the wooden frame itself. This is not just on one window but all, from quite small (toliet window) to the large window in the dining area.

My question is should I be concerned and have other people has there windows installed like this ? I am nnot sure how to load photo, hence I would show.

I was told $150 per downlight for led is what we had to get if we wanted them, I didn't ask whether that includes the globe or not.

Has anybody here that has had the data four pack know what enclosure they use? For some reason I haven't been able to get a straight answer about this.They started me off on a 'smart wiring basic' pack but then changed me to the four pack cos I added some more points. I want be able to add more points down the track but don't want to find out I need a whole new enclosure cos this only holds 8 points or something. I have 5 tv, 5 data and 2 phone points.

Hi Waterman,$150 per LED sounds more reasonable..As for the data four pack, they provide a linksys switch but dont think they provide an enclosure like the other "wiring packs" - refer to my earlier posts from yesterday for details

Hi Sorry should have been more specific. We had picked our house and put down $1000. We then went to hopetoun to have a preliminary look around and were told what everyone is told that we had to go austral. Went to austral and weren't really impressed with anything that would match our colour scheme. Went to boral and found the Black Heath which worked really well. Went to SC and said that unless we could have that brick and no exceptions, we would be building with someone else. He spoke to his manager and it was Ok'd and put in writing.

Hi nutta, I’m glad to hear your brick option has worked out well and I’m pleased we were able to sort it out for you, what a great result. Now you have your colour scheme and Black Heath brick what kind of colour scheme and design are working towards? Cheers, Ebony

Finally got all our appointments sorted so we have Tiles, Hopetoun & electricals all on same day.

The girls I've dealt with have been really nice and tried to help us sort it all out which is great. Only complaint was the 2 ph calls and 4 days to call me back from Hopetoun but apparently my consultant was away.

Now let's see if we can cull some of these upgrades!

Hi JLD, Congrats on sorting your Tiles, Hopetoun and electrical appointments! Do you have an idea of all your selections? It’s a big day and lots to go through! Let us know how it goes. Cheers, Ebony

I was told $150 per downlight for led is what we had to get if we wanted them, I didn't ask whether that includes the globe or not.

Has anybody here that has had the data four pack know what enclosure they use? For some reason I haven't been able to get a straight answer about this.They started me off on a 'smart wiring basic' pack but then changed me to the four pack cos I added some more points. I want be able to add more points down the track but don't want to find out I need a whole new enclosure cos this only holds 8 points or something. I have 5 tv, 5 data and 2 phone points.

Hi Waterman,$150 per LED sounds more reasonable..As for the data four pack, they provide a linksys switch but dont think they provide an enclosure like the other "wiring packs" - refer to my earlier posts from yesterday for details

Hiya,

We had our colour selection a week and a half ago. It's currently $151 for each LED... I don't know what the extra $1 is for